The Gibson Foundation
Nashville, TN · EIN 20-0832563. Reported 513 grants totalling $7,535,546 to 442 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,894median grant
$7,535,546granted, 2021-2024
442organizations funded
28%of grantees funded again the next year
$633,782assets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Gibson Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,894. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,999 and $13,397; the smallest was $396 and the largest $343,057. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 442 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guitars for Vets | Kenosha, WI | $490,843 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Save the Music Foundation | New York, NY | $392,265 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gibson Gives - Play It Forward Program | Nashville, TN | $343,057 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Musicares | Santa Monica, CA | $239,895 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Songbird Foundation Co Gibson Gives | Chattanooga, TN | $193,942 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Magee-Women's Research Institue and Foundation(woman Who Rock) | Pittsburgh, PA | $191,910 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gibson Brands Inc Co Gibson Gives | Nashville, TN | $176,397 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Free Guitars 4 Kids | St Louis Park, MN | $149,520 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Musicians on Call Co Mandy Kreisberg | Nashville, TN | $142,060 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gibson Goldtop Foundation | Nashville, TN | $130,604 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Williamson County Board of Education | Franklin, TN | $96,125 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Technology in Music Education | Fairview, TN | $94,181 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nashville Symphony Association | Nashville, TN | $94,125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| John Lennon Educational Tour Bus | New York, NY | $90,927 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grammy Museum Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $80,582 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Napa Valley Youth Symphony | Napa, CA | $79,125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Nashville, TN | $76,286 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Goldtop Foundation | Nashville, TN | $75,069 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Graystone Firstbank Amphitheater | Franklin, TN | $71,229 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Musicares Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $70,674 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fullers Guitars | Houston, TX | $68,169 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Music Has Healing Power Attn David Atmoredirector | Agoura Hills, CA | $68,148 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Andrew W Loftus - Bozeman Music School | Bozeman, MT | $61,426 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nvak | Santa Monica, CA | $61,287 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kraft Music | Kenosha, WI | $60,354 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Music Forward Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $58,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Music Health Alliance | Nashville, TN | $56,165 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute | Charleston, WV | $53,552 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Education Foundation for Williamson County Inc | Franklin, TN | $52,457 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save the Music | New York, NY | $51,643 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Caverns Sessions (pbs) | Nashville, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $49,563 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Life By Music | Las Vegas, NV | $47,937 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gibson Gives | Nashville, TN | $47,179 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women Who Rock Magee-Womens Research Institute Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,288 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh, PA | $44,533 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Heritage Auctions | New York, NY | $42,998 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Night Stalker Foundation | Nashville, TN | $41,136 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Line Arts Collective | Kenner, LA | $41,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Julien's Auction | Gardena, CA | $39,868 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keeping the Blues Alive | Deerfield Beach, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Newport Festivals Foundation Inc | Saratoga Springs, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Australis Music Groupplay It Forward Program Co Gibson Gives | Nashville, TN | $34,886 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spirit of Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $34,396 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Guitars for Vets - High End | Milwaukee, WI | $34,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Academy of Country Music Charitable Foundation Inc | Nashville, TN | $34,018 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Give a Note Foundation | Carmel, IN | $33,603 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The National Museum of African American Music | Nashville, TN | $32,999 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ensworth Music School | Nashville, TN | $32,817 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Music Will Co Madeline Posner | Butler, NJ | $32,804 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tyler Robinson Foundation Co Gibson Gives | Las Vegas, NV | $32,489 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crossroads Campus | Nashville, TN | $30,699 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Caverns Sessions | Nashville, TN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Notes for Notes Inc | Nashville, TN | $29,833 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yorkville Sound | Ontario | $29,387 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Notes 4 Notes | Nashville, TN | $27,713 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Music Heals International | Mill Valley, CA | $27,698 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Raising a Hand for Rett | Houston, TX | $27,574 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Armenia Fund Inc | Glendale, CA | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rock to the Future | Philadelphia, PA | $26,151 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Cancer Association - Joyrx | Portland, OR | $25,994 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Acm Lifting Lives | Nashville, TN | $25,503 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oz Arts Inc | Nashville, TN | $25,499 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Country Music Hall of Fame | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Giving Back Fund Inc( Rock Against Racism ) | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Crossroads at Antigua Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ukelele Kids Club | Lakeland, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $23,798 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Earl Scruggs Museum Earl Scruggs Center Attn Mary Beth Martin | Shelby, NC | $23,065 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Matt Ackerman Co Save the Musicgibson Gives | New York, NY | $21,566 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | Cleveland, OH | $21,298 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Kids Rock Co Gibson Gives | Montclair, NJ | $20,903 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Guitars for Vets - Low | Milwaukee, WI | $20,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Purdue for Life Foundation Inc | West Lafayette, IN | $20,497 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Live Life By Music Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $20,349 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dasventures Ltd the John Lennon Songwriting Contest | Pembroke Pines, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Namm Foundation | Carksbad, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Musicians for Overdose Prevention (mop) | Black Mountain, NC | $19,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| George Lopez Foundation | Marina Del Rey, CA | $18,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phillip Gilley Co Boys & Girls Club of Metro La | Los Angeles, CA | $18,364 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Muscle Shoals Songwriters Foundation | Athens, AL | $18,043 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horseshoe Music Festival - Jackson Hole Wy | Jackson, WY | $17,994 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Belmont University - Curb College | Nashville, TN | $17,831 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women Who Rock | Pittsburgh, PA | $17,795 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Nashville, TN | $17,792 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Farm Aid | Cambridge, MA | $17,269 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The University of Louisville Music Therapy Clinic | Louisville, KY | $17,263 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Best Buddies in Tennessee | Brentwood, TN | $17,097 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Music Has Healing Power | Agoura Hills, CA | $16,915 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashville Blues & Roots Alliance | Mount Juliet, TN | $16,596 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| East Texas Performing Arts Inc | Marshall, TX | $16,190 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Westlake Pro | Thousand Oaks, CA | $16,067 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metro Nashville Police Department | Nashville, TN | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Point Park Universitypioneer Records | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,992 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Music for Seniors | Nashville, TN | $15,794 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Citizen | New York, NY | $15,596 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nuci's Space | Athens, GA | $15,556 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jazz Aspen Snowmass | Aspen, CO | $15,094 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Birthplace of Country Music | Bristol, VA | $15,072 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Broken Arrow Co Ktba Foundation | Deerfield Beach, FL | $14,986 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Graphic Guitar Guys | Dripping Springs, TX | $14,819 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Powertrip Festival | Indio, CA | $14,394 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Solace for Hope | Cypress, CA | $14,299 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Troy Andrews Foundation Dba Trombone Shorty Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $14,050 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wyndham Noblesville | Cambridge, MA | $13,996 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospitalalsac | Memphis, TN | $13,896 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guitars 4 Gifts | Nashville, TN | $13,830 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joyrx Music | Austin, TX | $13,494 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Midnight Mission | Tarzana, CA | $13,397 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Music Will | Covina, CA | $13,195 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Belmont Universityoceanway Co Gibson Gives | Nashville, TN | $12,992 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Steve Snyder Farm Aid | Cambridge, MA | $12,795 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Peak | Denver, CO | $12,597 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Muscle Shoals Music Association | Muscle Shoals, AL | $12,395 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Songwriting Universityscott Hamilton Cares | $12,394 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Nashville, TN | $12,095 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fund Recovery | Brentwood, TN | $12,027 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Guitars for Vets - Mid | Milwaukee, WI | $11,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Achieve Miami Inc | Coral Gables, FL | $11,827 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kulture City Attn Julian Maha | Birmingham, AL | $11,796 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arkansas Arts Academy | Rogers, AR | $11,699 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leaving a Positive Legacy | Lighthouse Point, FL | $11,596 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nashville Opera | Nashville, TN | $11,596 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lsacst Judes Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $11,595 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Artists for Action - Give a Note | New York, NY | $11,546 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sweet Relief Musicians Fund | Brea, CA | $11,396 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 3RTEC Inc Dba My Recovery Day | Cleveland, OH | $10,797 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cybernetic Sound Inc | Conyers, GA | $10,742 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Musicians Unite | Miami, FL | $10,525 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Barrow Neurological Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $10,498 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Porter's Call | Franklin, TN | $10,462 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,298 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Songs on the Frio | Rio Frio, TX | $10,272 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc | Rochester, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc (st Jude) | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Cancer Association | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lacer Afterschool Program | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Loss Angeles Urban Leagues Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mutt Nation Foundation | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Namiorg | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PBS | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Preservation Hall Foundation Inc | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Songfarm Philanthropic Venture | Franklin, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John Daly Major Music Ed Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $9,998 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior League of Nashville | Nashville, TN | $9,998 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whyhunger | New York, NY | $9,996 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guitars Over Guns Organization | Miami, FL | $9,796 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eubanks Conservatory of Music and Arts Inc | Redondo Beach, CA | $9,689 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Honor Foundation | San Diego, CA | $9,597 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Atlanta, GA | $9,566 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Guitars for Vets - Acoustics | Milwaukee, WI | $9,396 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tyler Robison Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | $9,396 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mates West | Van Nuys, CA | $9,232 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Launch Pad Foundation - Cosmico | Healdsburg, CA | $9,197 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Namm's Museum of Making Music | Carlsbad, CA | $9,097 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Musack | Los Angeles, CA | $9,031 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of American Song Archives Inc Bob Dylan Center | Tulsa, OK | $8,998 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Nashville, TN | $8,997 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $8,997 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tn Voices | Goodlettsville, TN | $8,997 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Roadie Clinic Inc | Niles, MI | $8,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $8,796 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| UCLA Herb Albert School of Musicucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $8,712 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| John Anthony - Afhsaf Rock Band | Austintown, OH | $8,702 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Johnny Criss Children's Charitable Foundation | Woodbury, NY | $8,499 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gerando Falces International | Key Biscayne, FL | $8,498 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| In Concert for Cancer | Kenmore, WA | $8,397 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Future Arts Foundation | Lafayette, CO | $8,295 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Acm Lifiting Lives Co Gibson Gives | Encino, CA | $8,197 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save the Music Foundation Co Gibson Gives | New York, NY | $8,124 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation | Nashville, TN | $8,098 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Musicares | Nashville, TN | $8,097 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Midnight Mission Co Gibson Gives | Los Angeles, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guitars for Vets - Kramer | Milwaukee, WI | $7,965 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $7,797 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Kings Care Foundation | El Segundo, CA | $7,753 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Fire - Via Spin | San Francisco, CA | $7,736 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Notes for Notes Co Steve Weiner | Nashville, TN | $7,698 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Music Amplifies | Hendersonville, TN | $7,697 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children | Orlando, FL | $7,296 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Blues Foundation | Memphis, TN | $7,274 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emerge Art Foundation | Waltham, MA | $7,048 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ben Dudley Co Free Guitars for Kids | St Louis Park, MN | $7,015 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Broken Arrow Co Ktba Foundation & Gibson Gives | Birmingham, WI | $7,004 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Kids Rock Attn Madeline Posner | Montclair, NJ | $6,999 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Ally Coalition | New York, NY | $6,998 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wishlist Foundation | Harrison, NY | $6,998 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arthouse Hotel (new York City) | New York, NY | $6,899 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Invicta Cargo | $6,848 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, TN | $6,797 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Music Foundation Dba Grammy Museum Mississippi | Cleveland, MS | $6,697 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Institute for Music and Neurologic Function | Mt Vernon, NY | $6,646 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zippah Studios Co Gibson Gives | Nashville, TN | $6,598 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child Life - Jessica Liles | Nashville, TN | $6,575 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Music Amplifiers | Goodlettsville, TN | $6,546 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $6,517 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Palen Music | Ofallon, MO | $6,499 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bread and Roses Co Gibson Gives | Lawrence, MA | $6,399 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save the Music (for Valley Oaks School) | New York, NY | $6,377 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bte | Redmond, OR | $6,267 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Folds of Honor Tennessee Chapter | Nashville, TN | $6,199 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rancho De La Luna | Joshua Tree, CA | $6,199 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Center for Courageous Kids | Scottsville, KY | $6,199 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bread and Roses Presents | Corte Madera, CA | $6,198 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Love Rising | Irvine, CA | $6,137 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Passenger Recovery | Hamtramck, MI | $6,046 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| YES2JOBS | Los Angeles, CA | $5,999 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Farther on Fund | Santa Monica, CA | $5,998 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Tidings Foundation Co Gibson Gives | Burlingame, CA | $5,894 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Sky Bravery | Bozeman, MT | $5,799 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Butler County Symphony Association | Butler, PA | $5,799 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Impact Youth Outreach | Madison, TN | $5,799 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Nashville Pride | Nashville, TN | $5,799 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Race to Erase Ms - Orianthi | Los Angeles, CA | $5,799 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wsmv - Aha | Nashville, TN | $5,799 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Sports and Music Project | New York, NY | $5,798 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Loft the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center Inc | White Plains, NY | $5,798 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unite the United Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | $5,798 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Southern Adirondack Musicians Fund | Lake George, NY | $5,797 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts | Norwalk, CT | $5,698 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Petaluma Arts Center (council) | Petaluma, CA | $5,698 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bethlehem Catholic High School | Quakertown, PA | $5,631 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nashville African American Wind Symphony | Antioch, TN | $5,598 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rock and Soul Forever Foundation Dba Teachrock | Guilford, CT | $5,598 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Traditions Arnold Palmer Education Fund Dba Desert Scholarship Foundation | Palm Desert, CA | $5,598 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Traveling Guitar Foundation | Tennent, NJ | $5,580 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Health Alliance for Austin Musicians | Austin, TX | $5,577 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chirdren's Cancer Association Co Joyrx Music and Gibson Giv | Porland, OR | $5,564 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Austin Eq | Manchaca, TX | $5,542 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Launch Pad Foundation | Nashville, TN | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashville Songwriters Foundation Inc | Nashville, TN | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Best Buddies in Tennessee | Miami, FL | $5,499 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harvest Hands | Nashville, TN | $5,499 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Monroe Carell JR Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt | Brentwood, TN | $5,499 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sam's Fans | Columbus, OH | $5,499 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Chance Rescue | Whitestone, NY | $5,499 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tennessee Innocence Project | Nashville, TN | $5,499 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,499 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Spiritual Reseach (dba the Dwarven Tavern) | Hamilton, OH | $5,498 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Musicians Empowerment Collective | San Diego, CA | $5,498 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ryan Seacrest Foundation | Nashville, TN | $5,478 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parkway Music | Clifton Park, NY | $5,448 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Russo Music Philadelphia | $5,399 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Diakonia Inc | Ocean City, MD | $5,398 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Savannah Speech and Hearing Center | Savannah, GA | $5,398 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Ascap Foundation Ascap | Nashville, TN | $5,398 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Samaritan Recovery Community | Nashville, TN | $5,310 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| All Within My Hands | San Rafael, CA | $5,299 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grammy Museum Mississippi | Cleveland, MS | $5,299 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
46 of 442 (10%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 28%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Gibson Gives - Play It Forward Program
FOR PROGRAM USE/FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR PROGRAM USE. - Guitars for Vets
SUPPORTING MUSIC EDUCATION AND THE ARTS, HEALTH AND WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES - Nashville Symphony Association
FOUNDATION GIVING TO ANOTHER FOUNDATION OR FOR SCHOLARSHIPS - Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
LOU SCRUGGS MEMORIAL SPONSORSHIP - Musicares Foundation
MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR OVERDOSE PREVENTION - Dasventures Ltd the John Lennon Songwriting Contest
THE JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 188 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | $644,568 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 51 | $1,511,040 | $13,706 |
| 2023 | 102 | $2,198,370 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 323 | $3,181,568 | $3,998 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 35% of this one's giving went to organizations in Tennessee. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,894. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Tennessee.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Gibson Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 1 return. Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 209 10TH Avenue South Suite 460, Nashville, TN, 37203. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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